Aliban's Tower
Homelands 61b • common
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 61b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Target blocking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.
"The people of Aysen built their roads with stones from these wonders. Aliban would be pleased with their ingenuity."— Baki, Wizard Attendant
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aliban's Tower was released in 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to explore the lore of the plane of Ulgrotha, a dark and isolated world characterized by gothic horror themes. The card was specifically designed as a non-basic land that provided tactical utility by boosting the toughness of certain creature types, reflecting the defensive role such structures played within the game's narrative setting.
The artwork for the card was provided by illustrator Dameon Willich, who contributed several pieces to the Homelands set. Willich’s aesthetic approach utilized a somber, muted palette intended to evoke the dilapidated and eerie atmosphere of the tower. Upon its release, the card—and the set at large—was met with mixed critical reception, as players felt its mechanics were underpowered compared to preceding expansions, though it remains a nostalgic artifact for collectors of early Magic history.
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